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EDUCATION
PhD Literature & Creative Writing: Critical Poetics, University of Houston, expected 2026
MFA Creative Writing: Poetry, Sarah Lawrence College, 2020
BA English Language & Literature, Smith College, 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry & Creative Nonfiction
“Gender studies; gestalt,” Ran Off With The Star Bassoon, 3rd Session [Forthcoming]
“Home Studies,” Grist, Issue 17 - Finalist for the 2023 ProForma Contest [Forthcoming]
“The god of my small intestine,” HAD, 2024 [Forthcoming]
“Wild Geese Palinode,” Foglifter, Spring Issue 9.1 [Forthcoming]
“Leitmotif with norovirus and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride,” American Literary Review, Spring 2024 - Winner of the 2023 American Literary Review Award in Poetry, selected by Denise Duhamel
“Catherine of Siena fucks up the club,” The Massachusetts Review, Fall 2023
Three poems, Armstrong Literary, Spring 2023
“Pickleball",” Words & Sports Quarterly, Summer 2022
Three poems, Black Warrior Review, Winter 2022
Two poems, ANMLY, Fall 2021
“Queer fish,” The Thought Erotic, Winter 2021
“Sea Sonnets,” WCAI Poetry Sunday, Fall 2020
“Lickspittle,” Small Orange, Fall 2020
Five linked erasures, Dream Pop Journal, Fall 2020
“Improv,” Sweet: A Literary Confection, Summer 2020
“Repetition ritual for summoning the good witch,” Barrow Street 4x2, Summer 2020
“elegy with two degrees of separation,” Frontier Poetry, Spring 2020
Two poems, Quarter After Eight, Winter 2020
“vagabond,” saltfront, Spring 2019
“Powerlessness,” SWWIM, Winter 2019
“sealskin, to her selkie,” MER VOX, Winter 2019
“Spirit of Justice,” Poets Reading the News, Fall 2018
“Red Balloon,” Goat’s Milk Magazine, Fall 2018
Four poems, Punch Drunk Press, Summer 2018
“Dream of reincarnation as foreign cabbages,” Francis House, Spring 2018
Five poems, The 3288 Review, Fall 2017
“Mary. Saint. Skunk.” Grand Rapids Grassroots: Anthology of Activism, Fall 2017
“nobody sings in public anymore,” Pilgrimage Magazine, Fall 2016
Reviews & Articles
Rosebud Ben-Oni’s If This Is the Age We End Discovery, The Rupture, Spring 2021
Sarah J. Sloat’s Hotel Almighty, Tinderbox Poetry, Spring 2021
“Dyer-Ives founder John R. Hunting reflects on 50 years…” The Rapidian, 2018
“Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition celebrates 50th year” The Rapidian, 2018
“Grand Rapids hosts first annual Pro-Am Brewing Competition,” The Rapidian, 2017
“New craft beer bottle shop opens downtown,” The Rapidian, 2017
“Local poet organizes women’s self-defense class, poetry reading,” The Rapidian, 2017
“Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition welcomes national judge…” The Rapidian, 2017
“Local production of “The Mikado” raises questions…” The Rapidian, 2016
READINGS, PERFORMANCES, & EXHIBITIONS
Featured Readings
Lunch Hour Lightning Round Reading with American Literary Review, AWP Conference, February 2024
Glass Mountain Reading Series, Spring 2023
Gulf Coast Reading Series, 2022-23
Virtual Reading & Launch: Coordinates Podcast, February 2023
Gulf Coast Reading Series, 2021-22
Landline Literary: Launch Reading, June 2021
I’m Speaking: Poems to be Heard, Spring 2021
Poetry For Possibility: A Fundraiser for Black Trans Lives, Summer 2020
Dead Rabbits Reading Series, Fall 2019
INside OUT, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Summer 2019
Angry Reading Series, Spring 2019
“Army of One,” Write616 Ekphrasis Exhibit, Summer 2018
Collaborative Performance & Exhibitions
With B. A. Van Sise, Skirball Cultural Center
“Dæafe,” On The National Language, October 2024 - March 2025
With Cornelius Eady, Atlantic Center for the Arts
“Painting Song,” Breaking Boundaries: Exploration and Collaboration, Spring 2020
“Painting Song” & “Money Mississippi,” Cornelius Eady Artist Showcase, Summer 2019
With Jubi Arriola-Headley, Chris Williams, & Monica Brown, Atlantic Center for the Arts
“Mirror Me: A Sung Poem,” INside OUT, Summer 2019
With Melissa Leandro, Atlantic Center for the Arts
Heads Together: Two 3D Visual Poems, INside OUT, Summer 2019
In partnership with GRPL & Write616: Ekphrastic Poetry Exhibit
“Army of One,” Summer 2018
AWARDS & HONORS
Winner, American Literary Review Award in Poetry (Judge: Denise Duhamel), 2023
Finalist, Grist Pro Forma Contest, 2023
Winner, Sweet Poetry Contest (Judge: Paige Lewis), 2020
Honorable Mention, Small Orange Emerging Woman Poet Honor, 2020
Semifinalist, 92Y Discovery Poetry Contest, 2020
Named Finalist, Palette Poetry Spotlight Award, 2020
Published Finalist, Frontier OPEN Prize, 2019
Featured Woman Writer, Punch Drunk Press, August 2018
Finalist, Drunken Retort Slam Team Grand Slam, February 2018
Pushcart Prize Nominee, The 3288 Review, 2017
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Cullen Travel Grant, University of Houston, 2022
Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellowship, Inprint Houston, 2021-2026
Thomas Lux Award, Sarah Lawrence College, 2019-2020
Pabst Scholarship, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Residency #174, Summer 2019
Jane Cooper Fellowship, Sarah Lawrence College, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Art Grant, GLEA & Lakes of Fire, 2018
Rosemary Thomas Poetry Prize, Smith College, 2007
Ruth Forbes Eliot Poetry Prize, Smith College, 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editorial
Poetry Editor, Gulf Coast Journal, September 2022 – August 2023
Assistant Poetry Editor, Gulf Coast Journal, September 2021 – August 2022
Ghostwriter & Editor (Narrative Nonfiction/Memoir), January 2020 – Present
Poetry Editor & Consultant, October 2018 – Present
Podcast Producer, Magick & Alchemy, September 2020 – July 2021
Cross-genre reader, LUMINA, 2018-19
Producer, Firefly Podcast, LUMINA, 2018-19
Poetry Editor, The 3288 Review, December 2017 – December 2019
Preliminary Judge, Dyer Ives Poetry Competition, March 2017
Host, Electric Poetry, WYCE Radio, November 2015 – June 2018
Administrative
Coordinator, Creative Writing Program, University of Houston, August 2022 – Present
Interim Director’s Assistant, Poets House, September 2021 – February 2022
Publishing Intern, Black Lawrence Press, January 2020 – September 2020
Co-Director, Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival, September 2019 – May 2020
Graduate Assistant, Financial Aid Office, Sarah Lawrence College, September 2018 – December 2019
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses & Workshop Facilitation
Seminar Instructor, Marin Poetry Center, May 2021
“Poem Rehoming: A Submission Seminar”
Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Milk Press, Poetry Society of New York, September 2020 – February 2021
“Quizzical Kitchen: A Radical Revision Workshop”
“When the Poem Comes Back: Navigating Rejection and Refining Submission Philosophies”
“Sending the Poem Home: A Beginner Submission Workshop”
“Sending the Poem Home: A Submission Intensive”
Poetry Workshop Facilitator, West Tisbury Public Library, April 2020 – August 2020
“In the Poetry Garden: A Weekly Poetry Workshop”
“Deep Dive: A Weekly Poetry Craft Series”
“Love in the Time of Quarantine: A Weekly Poetry Craft Series”
Teaching Assistant, SUNY Purchase, September 2019 – December 2019
Teaching Artist, Sunnyside Creative Writing Program, October 2018 – May 2019
Coordinator & Facilitator, Right-to-Write Program, September 2018 – May 2019
Facilitator, “Get Rejected: Monthly Submission Series,” January 2018 – June 2018
Facilitator, Anxiety Resource Center Poetry Workshop, May 2017
Lectures & Panel Discussions
Panelist, UH Creative Writing Program Visiting Mentors Series, April 2024
“A Two-Part Publishing Panel: Publishing Poetry & Short Fiction” (with Pritha Bhattacharyya & Kevin Prufer)
Panelist, AWP Conference, February 2024
“Wait… I Can Use ‘Cunt’ In a Poem?” (with Sonia Greenfield, Sam Sax, & Angelique Zobitz)
Panelist, Chautauqua Writers’ Festival, June 2021
“Interior Landscapes: Reinventions of the Lyric” (with A. H. Jerrod Avant & Marcus Jackson)
Visiting Writer, Stony Brook University, Poetry Workshop, October 2020
Visiting Writer, Stony Brook University, The Writer in the World, October 2019
Lecturer & Facilitator, “Sunday Craft Workshops: Ekphrastic Poetry,” April 2018
VOLUNTEER & OTHER EXPERIENCE
Vice President, Graduate English Society, 2023-24
Board Member, Four Way Books, May 2021 – Present
Founder & Facilitator, “National Poetry Month: Dirty Thirty Challenge,” 2017 – Present
Founder & Mentor, Graduate English Peer Mentorship Program, University of Houston, 2022-23
Member, SLC Graduate Writing Diversity Committee, September 2019 – May 2020
Assistant Coordinator, Poets Reading for the Bahamas, October 2019
Co-Founder, SLC Graduate Writing Community Potluck Series, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
Poetry Festival Committee Member, Sarah Lawrence College, 2018-19
Advisory Board Member, Write616, June 2018 – December 2019
Theme Camp Coordinator, Lakes of Fire, 2017, 2018
Board Secretary, Write616, November 2017 – June 2018
Community Journalist, The Rapidian, April 2016 – June 2018